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3918040698Chapter 1The Tower Bazaar was beginning to wake with activity as Eido sighed and placed her datapad on the table in front of Crow's Ghost. "Glint, this research on the Hall Between has me thinking about… stories. The ones that evoke fear. The 'scary' ones, as you'…
3918040697Chapter 2The room Eris had stuck Immaru in was minuscule. There were no windows to watch the hours and days pass by. No electronics to hack. Just containers of decommissioned armor stacked against the far wall, and one small, empty crate in the middle of the room,…
3918040696Chapter 3After a few arduous attempts and one superbly acted sob story told to an incredibly gullible Ghost, Immaru eventually sauntered off in a new Constricting Shell. In his latest disguise, he skulked through halls and hangars and workshops, scanning everything…
3918040703Chapter 4"I called dibs on that candy. Don't make me say it again." Immaru turned to see another Ghost as she made a beeline for the candy on the ground beneath him. "You—what are you wearing? You dipped your shell in… Human food?!" Immaru spat. The other Ghost…
3918040702Chapter 5The toffee-covered Ghost transmatted away the second she heard Glint's voice. Unfazed, Glint approached the snake-covered Ghost, determined to meet a new friend. "Hello, stranger! Are you enjoying the festival?" Glint asked. "Get lost," Immaru snarled, a…
3918040701Chapter 6Eido sat in the Tower's Bazaar beneath the afternoon sun, comfortably situated at a table with a full pot of tea. She gazed intently into her cup, her research and data spread out around her. "Eido! Immaru is going to—Eido? Why are you… staring at your te…
3918040700Chapter 7"Forget the tea," Glint said. "I've got something better!" He transmatted a set of objects onto the table, and Eido gasped, her heartbeat quickening. "The Deck of Whispers? You stole Eris's cards?!" "Borrowed," he corrected, twirling around the table to…
3918040691Chapter 8The colors of dusk were already painted in the sky beyond the Last City by the time Glint approached Crow, stationed on the outskirts of the Tower. "Crow! You'll never believe what happened today! Eido and I were talking. I mean, we talk a lot. But today…
3918040690Chapter 9Immaru materialized again in the corner of the Courtyard, not far from the bust of Cayde-6. He continued his studies, watching Guardians obediently crowd around a Human with… more candy. Lots of candy, in fact. Her laughter pealed like mesmerizing bells a…
3901262984Chapter 10Ana Bray passed through the Courtyard, her mechanical dog at her heels. "Happy Festival of the Lost, Eva!" "Oh, Ana dear!" Eva called back and held out a small package. "I thought Archie deserved to celebrate the festival in style with his own costume thi…
3901262985Chapter 11Immaru eventually found Archie again, sleeping and curled on a blanket in the Annex. The Ghost approximated the guttural sound of clearing one's throat, and the dog opened one eye. "You know, after the whole… chicken… thing, I saw what you did up there. T…
3901262986Chapter 12How nervous—how terrified—had I been when they told me he was here—fragmented remains, nothing more. Even still, I nearly thought the knowledge—telling no one, no where—would drive me completely mad. But I could be trusted, they said. I could handle it, th…
3901262987Chapter 13It wasn't hard for Immaru to find candy to steal, and it was even easier for Archie to find marks willing to hand it over, for him to transmat it into his stomach cavity. The complicated part, they quickly discovered, was what to do with it after. Immaru…
3901262988Chapter 14I was a scholar once. Of vast renown among those beyond influence of the Great Machine. Here, I told my House. See the truth and speak it with me. They refused, and so I left, unable to consume the bile of their belief. The wind was bitter, no hollowhot t…
3901262989Chapter 15The bar of The Ether Tank was packed with the City's patrons, Eliksni or otherwise. The forlorn drinkers. The karaoke enthusiasts. The social gamblers. Spider casually listened to the fervor as he scrolled through figures on his datapad, calculating his fo…
3901262990Chapter 16"It's the cutest cloak, Elsie. You have to see it," Ana gushed over her earpiece as she tinkered in her workshop. Her computer suddenly flashed with a notification, and she frowned. "You could dress that dog in a paper bag, and he'd still be inconceivably…
3901262991Chapter 17Immaru was analyzing their take for the day when Spider called. "You think I'm stupid?" Spider grumbled. "I don't know what you're talking about," Immaru said cooly. "The numbers don't add up. The load assessed from your canine is not what my lackeys a…
3901262976Chapter 18"Hey!" Immaru called out. The walls inside the Derelict creaked and groaned in response, shuttering as if the cobbled halls would suddenly rip apart. He was alone. Immaru wandered through the ship until he stumbled on shelves of containment glass that l…
3901262977Chapter 19Back in the Last City, Immaru and Archie reviewed their data of the Headless Ones from a computer terminal. "I think this is everything. Drifter was a no go," Immaru said. Archie whined in response. "I don't wanna talk about it. He—he didn't have anythin…
3951595841Chapter 20"What do you think?" Eido asked hopefully as Mithrax placed her datapad on the table in front of him. "They are… good," he finally admitted. "Really?" she exclaimed. He nodded. "Especially the 'Tragical Scribe.' To sacrifice one's freedom for boundless…
3951595840Chapter 21Nightfall was never quite as dark when the Last City celebrated the Festival of the Lost. Lanterns cast a pastel mosaic over the people; glowing candles illuminated their offerings for the dead. A lone Hunter wandered among the memorials and stopped to lo…
3951595843Chapter 22The memorials left at Amanda's workshop were many. Too many for Zavala to count. He moved them aside, assessing the damage left by Colonel's rampage through the Tower from earlier that day. "So many feathers," he mused. He pulled back a canvas covering Am…
3951595842Chapter 23In the depths of the Tower, Immaru cobbled together a prototype torso for his monster with patchwork remnants of deceased Headless Ones, fragments of pumpkin stolen while tagging along with the Guardian. Missing sections were filled in: the left arm of a d…
3951595845Chapter 24When Eido found Ikora, she was meditating beneath a jacaranda tree, away from the noise of the Bazaar. "Is there something you need?" Ikora asked, amusement apparent in her voice, her eyes still closed. "I'm sorry to disturb you," Eido said. "Not at all…
3951595844Chapter 25Immaru and Archie nervously stared at their second assembled prototype on the table. The tech knitted through the salvaged organic components had been upgraded: a Cabal sword replaced its right hand. Splicer wiring wove through its left arm. Vex milk cour…
3951595847Chapter 26The Headless One quickly made its way to the Bazaar. Vendors scattered. People grabbed hatchlings and children, running in every which direction. Glint and Eido watched in horror as the Headless One lashed out and shoved a rotisserie over, quickly catchin…
3951595846Chapter 27"A Headless One?!" Eido and Glint exclaimed in unison as Archie raced up beside them. "We need help. I'll go find Crow!" Glint said. "There's no time. The longer we wait, the more dangerous this monster becomes, and someone could be killed. We have to st…
3951595849Chapter 28Eido raced to a nearby vendor table of Eliksni baked goods and swiped the biggest loaf she could find. Her four hands worked furiously, tearing off chunks of bread and wrapping them in candy wrappers, and she suddenly realized she was very glad to be Eliks…
3951595848Chapter 29The remains of the festival stands laid in a heap, everything and everyone covered in a layer of rancid, foamy pumpkin ooze. Immaru drifted by, almost dancing through the air as he surveyed the destruction. "Did you see that? It was like a giant, foamy SC…
3934818286Chapter 30"What a mess," Eido said. "The destruction of the Bazaar's festival space is disheartening. The substance created in the explosion is, well, much stickier than we calculated." "Not to mention the smell," Zavala said, covering his nose. "This is… unbearabl…
3934818287Chapter 31Deep in the bowels of one of Spider's warehouses, he gripped the neck of a warehouse worker. "So tell me something. When the rule 'no stealing' was explained to you, which part did you not understand?" The worker struggled against Spider's grip. "I—I didn…
3934818284Chapter 32As Crow and Zavala made their way through the Eliksni Quarter, they passed a cluster of young Eliksni gathered around a mechanical dog. One hatchling ran forward and stopped short in front of Zavala, her four arms full of candy. She looked up at him and ch…
3934818285EpilogueThe amazing stories you have just experienced are now a part of Eliksni record. You may not believe any of them to be true, but if you do, know that you are in good company with those who have lived to tell these tales. The universe is an enigma, wild an…
413901114AcosmicThe noise of the Bazaar was a background hum, the seemingly electric energy pulsating all around Sloane as she wandered among the Festival of the Lost vendors. A Human sold delicate pottery beside Eliksni weavers showcasing their intricate fabrics. There w…

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2190356820I — Eris Morn — ProlegomenonVerse 8:1 — The Sisters Thoughts calcify into action, and actions calcify into being. Such is the ontology of Hive magic. Such is the Deck of Whispers that has unfolded beneath my hands. These cards are curious objects—esoterica manifested by my power an…
2190356823II — Savathûn — Imago UnfurlVerse 8:2 — The Witch We were the last surviving siblings. That's what this has always been about for Xivu Arath. She wanted us all to survive. She would throw everything she could at us, so we could learn to survive. Didn't quite work, did it? My brot…
2190356822III — Xivu Arath — BattlesongVerse 8:3 — The Adherent What I Am — Uttered by Xivu Arath — God of Many Shapes — I AM THE GOD OF SILENCE. I slit a hundred million wailing throats. I watch as their blood scatters like precious stones. Their screams turn to sighs; their sighs turn to…
2190356817IV — Eris Morn — Evocate DesireVerse 8:4 — The Harbinger My vile transformation is complete. What was foretold, what was feared, is now true: Eris Morn has given in to the Hive's endless hunger. She has taken up the mantle of a Hive queen and leads vast armies of acolytes into war. I…
2190356816V — Eris Morn — MimesisVerse 8:5 — Blades What is the nature of war? Ritual. What is the nature of ritual? Fascination. Imitation shapes desire, and Xivu Arath has become its great mediator. She compels those she wars against to war against her, and the object over which they…
2190356819VI — Xivu Arath — κατολοφύρομαιVerse 8:6 — Lacuna My Navigation — Sung by Xivu Arath — Faithful Sister to Oryx — THE SKY GAVE OUR SISTER STRENGTH FROM FALSE SHAPES. SHE FELL TO WHAT FELLED YOU, LONELY NAVIGATOR. THIS IS THEIR LIE: THEIR COMPANIONSHIP IS STRENGTH. THIS IS OUR TRUT…
2190356818VII — Xivu Arath — DeathlessVerse 8:7 — Liminal My Throne — Carved to endure by Xivu Arath — God of Love — MY COURT IS WAR, AND YOU WILL FIND ME THERE. I am war, and my throne is deathless. Come. Cut the outer curtain of my fortress, and it will open its new eye in a bloodless la…
2190356829VIII — Savathûn — Swords and LanternsVerse 8:8 — Ascension My sorry, sad, inculcated sister. She thinks she's as honest as a knife's edge just because she never speaks a lie aloud. But she's prone to contradiction, at least since our beloved brother fell. She could never quite understand i…
2190356828IX — Xivu Arath — Antigone DrownsVerse 8:9 — Lament On Xivu's Mourning — Sung by Xivu Arath — Sister to a dead king — GRIEF. There is no grief. I will not grieve. FEAR. There is no fear. We do not fear. PITY. There is no pity. There is nothing to pity. GRAVE. He will have no grave.…
3654788876X — Eris Morn — The Augur Casts Her BonesVerse 8:10 — The Lie It is a dire error to see Savathûn's predictions as truths divined from some inner foresight. She did not prophesize. What we are attempting here was just one possibility in an infinite collection of possibilities, and a choice we ma…
3654788877XI — Eris Morn — They Drink Strong PoisonVerse 8:11 — The Truth The Hive are not a monolith. They have internal contradictions, strife, tensions. These threaten to engulf them. There is a fissure forming that I alone behold with open eyes. It will one day yawn and gape, and something will crawl…
3654788878XII — Savathûn — LoveVerse 8:12 — The Wish Eris will comport herself beautifully. I wish I could behold her morph. I can see it in my mind's eye. Her chitin will engulf her; her eyes will be uncovered. She will laugh! And what a delightful sound that will be, after everythin…
3735834225ProcessSaint-14 and Osiris sat across from each other at the rough wooden table, focused on the array of wires, struts, and braces spread out before them. Mithrax had mentioned that his Splicer Gauntlet had been causing his arm to go numb, and Saint's overeager o…
3735834226A Matter of DistrustAs Ikora neared the console in the H.E.L.M., a voice cried out from the shadows as a figure lunged for her. Ikora's hands moved reflexively to deflect the blow and deliver a killing strike, but she stopped after recognizing her attacker. She allowed Elsie…
3735834227AuspicesDrifter sidled through Eris's Athenaeum, poking at her occult doodads. Many of the unidentifiable objects were covered in one type of grime or another: wax, tallow, machine grease, or blood. He shook his head with affection, amazed that someone so sharp co…
3735834228An InvocationTitan's methane oceans roiled. Saturn's crushing gravity caused massive tidal waves to surge across the moon's surface. In the comforting blackness beneath the waves, the tides swelled and contracted like the breath of a great beast. Within that churn o…
3735834229A Big FanImmaru floated at the edge of the large crowd, waiting for an opportune moment. He tried to remain inconspicuous. The Hive Ghost had snuck out of the Tower, leaving his bone-ridge shell behind to avoid unwanted attention. He filched an old Shaded Shell…
3735834230Contingency Plans"In the end, they'll accept your offer. The Witness won't leave them any choice." Savathûn's voice echoed throughout the empty ritual chamber. Immaru floated in the middle of the vast space, listening intently to his boss's pre-recorded instructions. "W…
3735834231A Deal's a DealThe air still sizzled with dissipating soulfire as the Guardian and Ikora knelt beside Eris. An eruption of Light illuminated the thick smoke behind them, and Savathûn rose again, laughing. "I suppose I had that coming," the towering god said as she rubbe…
3735834232ProportionalitySavathûn flew heavily through the shifting skies of her Throne World. She struggled to build speed; her wings seemed frustratingly stiff following her resurrection. She felt slow and uncoordinated, as if her body was not yet entirely her own. She frowned a…

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